Norman Kaye
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-01-17 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
2007-05-29
Biography
Norman James Kaye (17 January 1927 – 28 May 2007) was an Australian actor and composer. He was best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox. As an actor, he was strongly associated with the films of Paul Cox, appearing in 16 of them. He had small roles in Cox's Illuminations (1976) and Kostas (1979), and shared the lead with Wendy Hughes in Cox's 1982 film Lonely Hearts and the lead in Man of Flowers (1983), for which he won an AFI Award. Norman Kaye was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease prior to 1997. His inability to memorise scripts for the film Innocence led to the end of his collaboration with Paul Cox, as well as the end of his career in 2004. Kaye was in the advanced stage of the disease at the time of his death in Sydney on 28 May 2007. He had enjoyed a 35-year relationship with the opera director Elke Neidhardt, and she was at his side at his death.
Most Known For
The Flying Doctors
as William Randall
The Flying Doctors
as Bill Randall
Water Rats
as Felix Friedman
Homicide
as Prosecutor
Moulin Rouge!
as Satine's Doctor
Rafferty's Rules
as Harold Messenger
Buddies
as George
Bangkok Hilton
as George McNair
Relatives
as Uncle Edward
Touch Me
as Charles
Roar
as Galen
Exile
as Ghost Priest
Island
The Last Outlaw
as Supt. Sadleir
Power Without Glory
Bordertown
as Pieter Leeuwen
Illuminations
The True Believers
as Archbishop Mannix
Call Me Mister
The Shiralee
as Desmond